We are accepting #volunteers for our 2026 fieldwork at our #ornithology research station!! Please check out our @bhrc.bsky.social post and website for more information #birdringing #birdbanding #volunteers @audubon.org @instbirdpop.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @fieldornith.bsky.social

Did you ask for a bird fact? No, but you're getting one whether you like it or not. 🪶

Australia's superb fairywren caught in a rain shower: why the most iridescent bird on the continent has no real waterproofing https://sinapti.ca/post/en/the-blue-malurito-surprised-by-the-rain-when-feathers-lose-t-0vcnr46i

🪶 Recent research from IBP and the NPS looks at mechanisms driving forest bird declines in the Southwest. Read more about it and access the paper here: bit.ly/4drnmdM

🪶 The answer to this week's #BitOBird quiz is....Eastern Kingbird! Congrats to our winner Nature’s Edge#BitOBird! Don't worry if you missed it this week, we'll post another quiz next Monday at 11am ET/10am CT/9am MT/8am PT. (1/2)

Here's the clue for this week's #BitOBird game! Can you ID this bird from just this little bit? (Note: we stick to North American birds, if not we’ll tell you.) 1st to reply w/ the correct answer gets bird nerd bragging rights. If you're stumped, we'll post the answer in 2 hrs 🪶

🪶Bird Nerds just think differently. Hope you're attacked by a really cool bird this weekend! (Just kidding.)

Today’s Migrant: Blackburnian Warbler Weird fact: Blackburnian Warblers winter in the Andes, often at high elevations. Have you had your first Blackburnian Warbler of the season yet?

Did you ask for a bird fact? No, but you're getting one whether you like it or not. 🪶

Mrs. Great Horned Owl returns to the nest with a rat. 🪶 🦉 🐀

🪶 The Lazuli Buntings are back at our comms specialist's house in western Colorado. Did you find any fun returning migrants this weekend?

We advise the public not to get hair transplant from turkeys, as turkeys have feathers not hair

🪶 The answer to this week's #BitOBird quiz is....House Sparrow! Congrats to our winner naomi#BitOBird! Don't worry if you missed it this week, we'll post another quiz next Monday at 11am ET/10am CT/9am MT/8am PT.

Here's the clue for this week's #BitOBird game! Can you ID this bird from just this little bit? (Note: we stick to North American birds, if not we’ll tell you.) 1st to reply w/ the correct answer gets bird nerd bragging rights. If you're stumped, we'll post the answer in 2 hrs 🪶

Did you ask for a bird fact? No, but you're getting one whether you like it or not. 🪶

🪶 Happy Earth Day!

🪶 A Towhee for your Tuesday.

Did you ask for a bird fact? No, but you're getting one whether you like it or not. 🪶

Aside from Florida, nearly the entire contiguous U.S. has experienced earlier than average first plant blooms in 2026. Earlier springs can cause longer allergy seasons, accelerate wildfire risk, increase pests/mosquitoes, and lead to less reliable snow-fed water. Map: www.usanpn.org/data/maps/sp...

Well done @skidarstudios.bsky.social !

🪶 The answer to this week's #BitOBird quiz is....Rufous Hummingbird! Congrats to our winner! Don't worry if you missed it this week, we'll post another quiz next Monday at 11am ET/10am CT/9am MT/8am PT.

Here's the clue for this week's #BitOBird game! Can you ID this bird from just this little bit? (Note: we stick to North American birds, if not we’ll tell you.) 1st to reply w/ the correct answer gets bird nerd bragging rights. If you're stumped, we'll post the answer in 2 hrs 🪶

🪶 Need a fresh tee for the warmer months? We've got some cool ones at our Bonfire shop. All proceeds support our work enabling science-based conservation of species and habitats by studying the abundance, demography, & ecology of birds & other wildlife. Shop here: www.bonfire.com/store/the-in...

Same, Grebe. Same.🪶

Never thought l'd take my best northern flicker photo ever offshore on the deck of a vessel! 🪶🌿 We've had some interesting bird visitors, mostly migrators likely enjoying a platform to rest on mid-journey. Highlights included a palm warbler, a savannah sparrow, and a ruby-crowned kinglet.

🪶 The Yellow Warblers of Happiness are coming! As of last weekend they've reached southern OR, WY, the southern Great Lakes and Connecticut.

🪶 They've got the look down but can they really 🎶 "Rock And Roll All Nite" 🎸 ?

Me too, towhee friend. Hang in there #birds 🌿

Did you ask for a bird fact? No, but you're getting one whether you like it or not. 🪶

🪶 The answer to this week's #BitOBird quiz is....Red-eyed Vireo (with a not very red eye-more on that in 5 min)! Nobody guessed it- this one was tricky! Check out our incoming Unsolicited Bird Fact post. Don't worry if you missed it, we'll post another quiz next Mon at 11am ET/10am CT/9am MT/8am PT

I think we could all use some pleasant things in our lives right now. Check out the ongoing new season of @songbirding.com featuring birds of the Canadian Rockies! I illustrated this season's cover art with a singing male Townsend's Warbler. 🎨🪶 #SciArt #BirdArt

(THIS ONE IS TRICKY) Here's the clue for this week's #BitOBird game! Can you ID this bird from just this little bit? (Note: we stick to North American birds, if not we’ll tell you.) 1st to reply w/ the correct answer gets bird nerd bragging rights. If you're stumped we'll post the answer in 2 hrs 🪶

Birders never stop birding

I get a kick out of how often North American publishers illustrate an article or book with a European robin when the relevant bird is an American robin (1/n)

🪶Hope you have a birdy weekend!

Can’t stop. Won’t stop. #CobraChicken #birds

🪶Looking for a lighthearted read? IBP Biologist Peter Pyle has a fun take birding's mobsters. Read it here: birdpop.org/docs/pubs/Py...

We figured we could all use some beautiful birds today. 🪶

We figured we could all use some beautiful birds today. 🪶

We figured we could all use some beautiful birds today. 🪶

We figured we could all use some beautiful birds today. 🪶

Australian Willy Wagtails are not quite so small a bird but just as gutsy, swooping dogs like wannabe magpies (which are >8x their size). When the males are brawling with each other for territory they flare their white eyebrows - when one taps out he flattens his eyebrows down as small as possible.

Did you ask for a bird fact? No, but you're getting one whether you like it or not. 🪶

🪶 The answer to this week's #BitOBird quiz is....Killdeer! Congrats to our winner the #BitOBird whiz Dane St George#BitOBird#BitOBirdDon't worry if you missed it this week, we'll post another quiz next Monday at 11am ET/10am CT/9am MT/8am PT.

For 7 days every time I went out and hiked in southern Arizona I heard this bird, the Painted Red Start, but did I see it? No. In the last hike of my last mile, there it was hopping around with glee. #birds #birdoftheday #Black&Red

Here's the clue for this week's #BitOBird game! Can you ID this bird from just this little bit? (Note: we stick to North American birds, if not we’ll tell you.) 1st to reply w/ the correct answer gets bird nerd bragging rights. If you're stumped, we'll post the answer in 2 hrs 🪶

🪶 If you live in the western US, keep your ears peeled for flying crickets! Broad-tailed Hummingbirds are on the move & have already made it to Salt Lake City. Play the video to hear the trill that the male's wing tips make- it's often the best way to find these hummers.

Few are brave enough to acknowledge the truth.

We have hummingbabies! 😱🥹